Public Sector Data Scientist & AI Strategist

McKinsey; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical/Dental/Vision

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

McKinsey & Company is seeking talented professionals to join the Social, Healthcare, and Public Entities (SHaPE) practice in teams of consultants, data scientists, and engineers across Atlanta, Boston, and other offices.

You’ll tackle government, public health, and social sector challenges, building data science and AI solutions, advising on adoption and responsible use, and translating complex results for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, economics, data science, or related quantitative field.
• 4+ years of professional or academic experience applying ML, statistical modeling, or optimization.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; foundations in ML and statistics; interest in generative AI and agentic AI.
• Interest in the public, healthcare, or social sectors; experience in these sectors is a plus.
• Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven leadership experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively at all levels of an organization.
• Commitment to high standards and core values.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Serve government agencies, public health and healthcare organizations, and social sector institutions; partner with clients at all levels.
• Build data science and AI solutions, advising on adoption, value, and responsible use.
• Translate client problems into ML problems and build data pipelines and features.
• Train, tune, and evaluate models including gradient-boosted trees, time-series, and neural networks.
• Develop Generative AI and agentic AI solutions, including RAG and multi-step workflows.
• Apply MLOps and LLMOps practices: versioning, experiment tracking, testing, monitoring.
• Explain results to non-technical audiences and translate outputs into actions.
• Help clients build their own data science capabilities.

Skills

Python

SQL

Generative AI

Communication

Leadership

Travel readiness

Team collaboration

Public sector interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Advanced degree a plus

Job description

McKinsey & Company is seeking talented professionals to join the Social, Healthcare, and Public Entities (SHaPE) practice in teams of consultants, data scientists, and engineers across Atlanta, Boston, and other offices.

You’ll tackle government, public health, and social sector challenges, building data science and AI solutions, advising on adoption and responsible use, and translating complex results for both technical and non-technical audiences.